No Bake Date Snowballs

Ingredients

•     1¼ cups chopped pitted dates
•     ¼ cup honey
•     ¼ cup orange juice
•     2 tbsp unsalted butter
•     1/8 tsp cinnamon
•     pinch salt
•     2½ cups crisp rice cereal
•     ½ cup toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Combine dates, honey, orange juice, butter, cinnamon and salt in a small pot over medium heat. 
2. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring, for 5 min or until mixture is thick and shiny and reduced to just more than 1 cup. 
3. Scrape into a bowl, add rice cereal and stir until fully combined.
4. Place bowl in the refrigerator for 30 min or until cooled to room temperature.
5. Use a spoon to scoop out bite-sized balls (about the size of a cherry).
6. Put sesame seeds in a shallow bowl and roll balls in them to coat. 
7. Chill in the refrigerator until completely firm.

Nutrition (per Serving)
calories    42
protein    1 g
carbohydrates    8 g
fat    1 g
fibre    1 g
iron    0 mg
sodium    20 mg